Phrasal verbs in English - 1

Phrasal verbs beginning with B and C

You just need to insert the preposition or adverb particle. Write only one word in the answer box that is missing from the sentence. There are explanations below.

Example:

We were driving along the motorway when our car broke ____. We had to call the road rescue service.
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1) Thieves broke ____ our house while we were on holiday. But they didn't take very much.

2) Mary and John broke ____ after ten years of marriage. Mary is living with her mother now.

3) I was brought ____ in the countryside. It was a very happy childhood.

4) There had been an explosion in the kitchen. The police said a gas cannister had blown ____.

5) She broke ____ in tears. Her dog had died that morning.

6) I'm going to have to brush ____ on my English. I've forgotten a lot.

7) When you load new programmes on your PC, you should boot it ____ again so they'll work properly.

8) (on the phone) "I'll call you ____ later when you're less busy."

9) I made a mistake when I brought ____ the subject of politics. I shouldn't have mentioned that subject.

10) We had to call ____ the party. Very few people wanted to come.

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.

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